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For the uninformed, IBM is mostly in the business of selling expensive old-school consultancy solutions by marketing snake oil and packaging open source in prop
by mehrdada 6y ago
For the uninformed, IBM is mostly in the business of selling expensive old-school consultancy solutions by marketing snake oil and packaging open source in proprietary label. Need evidence? Watch this cringeworthy video, for example: https://youtu.be/iNVM8vGCZjQ https://youtu.be/iNVM8vGCZjQ
- tannhaeuser 6y agoIBM contributes to the Linux Foundation (Node.js, webpack, jquery, etc.), Apache, and by owning RedHat, also major parts of Linux development, among other things.
- erk__ 6y agoAlso recently the OpenPOWER foundation got moved under the Linux Foundation
- tracker1 6y agoWhile that is mostly true... they also have massive contributions to open-source.
- framebit 6y agoIBM is essentially a consortium of at least 35 different companies masquerading as one. A lot of those companies are doing ridiculous nonsense, but some of them are doing really cutting edge work. IBM Research in particular attracts some top-notch talent.